1. Virgin Mobile FreeFest

A 20-band deep stellar lineup (including the Black Keys, Cut Copy and TV on the Radio, above), a festival-esque atmosphere (fire sculptures!) and above-par food and drink add up to one of our area's must-attend parties of the year. Plus, I always prefer a dance forest to, say, a regular fores

A 20-band deep stellar lineup (including the Black Keys, Cut Copy and TV on the Radio, above), a festival-esque atmosphere (fire sculptures!) and above-par food and drink add up to one of our area's must-attend parties of the year. Plus, I always prefer a dance forest to, say, a regular fores (Handout photo)

A 20-band deep stellar lineup (including the Black Keys, Cut Copy and TV on the Radio, above), a festival-esque atmosphere (fire sculptures!) and above-par food and drink add up to one of our area's must-attend parties of the year. Plus, I always prefer a dance forest to, say, a regular foresHandout photo